When my grandfather retired(退休) at the age of 60, he took a sea ________ around the world, which had been his dream since his childhood.
| A．travel | B．trip | C．voyage | D．journey |
His first novel __________ good reviews since it came out last month.
| A．receives | B．is receiving |
| C．will receive | D．has received |
Jenny works hard as usual and it has __________. She got the first in the final exam again.
| A．turned out | B．paid back |
| C．paid off | D．turned up |
I was trying to sound __________ even when I was very nervous while I was making the speech.
| A．active | B．fluent |
| C．calm | D．peaceful |
—Who's the man talking to our teacher?
—A professor __________ a visit to our school.
| A．pays | B．is paying |
| C．has paid | D．paying |
Many people __________ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the food supplies.
| A．was starved to | B．starved to |
| C．were starved of | D．starved for |